echte Aloe vs bitter aloe

Aloe vera compared with Aloe ferox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	echte Aloe	bitter aloe
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (Spargelartige)	Asparagales (Spargelartige)
Family same	Asphodelaceae	Asphodelaceae
Genus same	Aloe	Aloe
Species	Aloe vera	Aloe ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

echte Aloe and bitter aloe share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aloe.

Conservation Status

echte Aloe

NE — Not Evaluated

bitter aloe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	echte Aloe	bitter aloe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

echte Aloe

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

bitter aloe

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Spain, and Taiwan.

echte Aloe

The Barbados aloe (Aloe vera) is a species in the genus Aloe. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

bitter aloe

The Bitter aloe (Aloe ferox) is a species in the genus Aloe. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan